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Sunday 27 August 2000PGA TourYear in Review
Verplank wins Reno–Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 August 2000 · Scott Verplank’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · alternate event (opposite the WGC-NEC Invitational, per Wikipedia season table)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/14°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/14°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/16°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/14°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Jean Van de Velde FRA · 275bogeyed the 69th from a hazard, missed a 12-foot birdie putt to win on the 72nd, then lost on the fourth playoff hole to Verplank's birdie Golf Today: Verplank beats Van de Velde in playoff (final round report, Wayback Machine copy)
152 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Reno–Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf & Country Club, Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Verplank
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (final round report, unbylined)
27 August 2000
It's pretty hard to get hurt, then lose all your confidence and come back and be any good at all. That's the biggest thing about winning today.
Golf Today (final round report, unbylined)
27 August 2000
I had great promise coming out of college, winning on the PGA Tour as an amateur. I was a pretty good player, to tell you the truth.
Golf Today (final round report, unbylined)
27 August 2000
I had plenty of chances out there today and didn't make any of them. It was a pretty dry day
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Verplank | 69 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Jean Van de Velde | 67 · 71 · 65 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Bob May | 69 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Doug Dunakey | 74 · 68 · 64 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Scott McCarron | 66 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Brian Henninger | 71 · 63 · 71 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Duffy Waldorf | 72 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Tom Byrum | 69 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | David Toms | 72 · 65 · 69 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Steve Flesch | 67 · 68 · 73 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Franklin Langham | 74 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1964-07-09, Dallas, Texas; USA; turned pro 1986; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 83 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, week 34 2000)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet